Former NBA star Patrick Ewing, 54, has been hired as the new head coach for Georgetown's men's basketball team, several outlets confirmed Monday.

Ewing will be leaving his job as an associate head coach for the Charlotte Hornets immediately to get to work in Washington, DC.

Patrick Ewing (pictured in January) has been named the new head coach of Georgetown University's men's basketball team

He replaces John Thompson III, who was fired as head coach at the end of the season. Thompson served as head coach for 13 years, but failed to get his team into the NCAA tournament for the past two seasons. Thompson's overall record was 278-151.

Ewing played for Thompson's father, John Thompson Jr., when he was a student at the school from 1981 to 1985.

During that time, Ewing helped lead the Hoyas to three national championship appearances and one title.

Ewing attended the Washington, DC school from 1981 to 1985, leading the Hoyas to a national championship in 1984 (pictured left during his time at the school). He was drafted by the New York Knicks (right) in 1985 and went on to have an all-star career

Ewing is pictured above on the day he announced his intention to play for Georgetown

Ewing was reportedly Thompson Jr's top choice for the coaching job.

After graduating, Ewing was the number one pick in the 1985 NBA draft, where he was selected by the New York Knicks.

During his time in the NBA, Ewing was an 11-time All-Star, Rookie of the Year 1986, a seven-time All-NBA selection, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist.

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He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.

Immediately after retiring in 2002, Ewing got to work coaching in the NBA. He worked as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic before taking an associate head coach position with the Hornets in 2013.

He joins Chris Mullin of St. John's University as the only two head coaches in the NCAA who are Hall of Famers. Both of their teams are in the Big East.

Ewing was born in Kingston, Jamaica but moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts when he was 12. He became a U.S. citizen while attending Georgetown.

Ewing replaces John Thompson III as head coach of Georgetown. Thompson was fired at the end of the season. Ewing played for Thompson's father at Georgetown

Ewing played for Thompson's father, John Thompson Jr. (pictured together above), during his time at the school